Legal Opinion
Sayre v. Musicland Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1988No. 87-5174PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, The Musicland Group, Inc. (formerly known as Pickwick International, Inc., and hereinafter referred to as Pickwick), appeals the final judgment entered by the District Court1 upon a jury verdict finding Pickwick liable for breach of an employment contract. Pickwick does not challenge the jury’s finding of liability in favor of the plaintiff — appellee Colletta Sayre, suing as personal representative for the estate of her husband, Grover C. Sayre, Jr. — but demands a new trial on damages. Pickwick argues that the trial court committed prejudicial error by (1)…
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